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Benjamin Richard Lyon 1666 – 1719 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1666

Birth Location: Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey,

Death Date: 1719

Death Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey

Father: Henry Lyon

Mother: Mary Bateman

Spouse(s): Bethia Canfield

Children(s): Benjamin Lyon

In 1666, Benjamin Richard Lyon entered the world in Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey,, born to Henry Lyon and Mary Elizabeth Bateman. Benjamin Richard Lyon married Bethia Condit Canfield, and had children including Benjamin Lyon. Benjamin Richard Lyon passed away in 1719 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey.

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Biography

  • In 1666, Benjamin Richard Lyon entered the world in Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey,, born to Henry Lyon and Mary Elizabeth Bateman.
  • Benjamin Richard Lyon married Bethia Condit Canfield, and had children including Benjamin Lyon.
  • Benjamin Richard Lyon passed away in 1719 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Lyon's Ancestors

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Benjamin Lyon
1666 – 1719
Birth Place: Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey,
Parents
Henry Lyon
1621 – 1707
Glen Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland
Mary (Elizabeth) Bateman
1631 – 1688
Toppesfield, Essex, England
Grandparents
William (Topley) Bateman
1590 – 1658
Toppesfield, Braintree, Essex, England
Frances Bayley
1592 – 1631
Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
William Bateman
1564 – 1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Lyon's Descendants

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Benjamin (Richard) Lyon (1666 – 1719) m. Bethia (Condit) Canfield (4 Mar 1660 – 7 Apr 1720)
  1. 1. Benjamin Lyon (1693 – 7 Jan 1747)

Benjamin Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1666
1666
Birth of Benjamin Richard Lyon in Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey,
Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey,
1719
1719
Age 53
Death of Benjamin Richard Lyon in Newark, Essex, New Jersey
Newark, Essex, New Jersey

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1666
    Event Place: Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey,
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1719
    Event Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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